ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NJ · GEOID 34046302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belle Mead, New Jersey

Mean one-way trip37.7 min±12.5 min MOE
Worked from home35.8%±7.8 pp MOE
Drove alone47.5%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute41.7 min → 37.7 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.7% → 35.8%▲ 7.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit3.6% → 4.7%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.8% → 47.5%▼ 14.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.5% ±8.1 pp
Carpool8.3% ±4.6 pp
Public transit4.7% ±3.9 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home35.8% ±7.8 pp

Each share uses 3,416 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,394± 962 MOE
Workers age 16+3,416± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time2,194± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers1,222± 327 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.